SSS Ranked Shadow Monarch: Summoning Infinite Shadows-Chapter 274: Stand off

Someone stepped forward and then spoke, "Regardless of your strength, you’ll not reach the angel, you are not the strongest awakened after all, you are not Shadow."

When the person said that, Aren let out a subtle smile, he stepped forward, "I think I’ve carried this little lie enough." Aren muttered and then looked up, "All of you can back away, or come against me, I’ll cut each one of you down." Aren said, he pointed down at the mountain.

"Right below us is a guardian, and if we touch the angel inside that statue, we’ll all die." Aren said, he slowly loomed up, his gaze scanning each of them, "I can tell you all want to stop me right now or call me a liar, but it doesn’t matter.

I’ve come to learn that for progress to be made, I have to start making hard decisions, else we’ll be playing the very show these beings want us to." His tone was calm and smooth like the morning breeze, yet heavy, like the voice of a king speaking, everyone was forced to take it seriously.

"Bullshit" Lily screamed out, she stepped forward, standing at the center of this group, like the leader for all of them.

"You are speaking crap and you know it" He spoke calmly, "you probably have inside information as to what will be gained after killing the angel and now you want to stop us, and keep it.

The strong get stronger and rise, while everyone else suffered behind." She spoke, and then pointed at Aren, and that was the moment Aren noticed that her arm wasn’t human, he recalled what had caused her to lose her arm, and he knew that it had created even more hatred between them.

"Your issue is simply with me Lily, not really anyone else, or with any system, you and Ragna have an issue with me, let’s be real." Aren said.

Lily frowned, but her frown shifted slowly into a smile, she shook her head slowly, and then chuckled.

"You don’t get it do you?" She asked, "what I have for you isn’t hate, no, I despise your very existence, because at the center of every hardship that’s faced in this trial, you’ll somehow be there.

You’re a poison, and today I’ll ensure that I get rid of you for good." Lily said, she stepped forward eagerly, and then placed one hand on the ground, instantly, a magical formation erupted from the ground, and from it a summon rose, and it was not like any summon that he had seen her use.

It was a monstrous figure, standing at seven feet tall, and a massive sword in its hands, it had on a full bronze looking armor that seemed extremely polished.

"I took my time to get this, using every connection that I had to ensure that I find it" Lily said, she pointed at it.

"This is a soul weapon and a summon, its name, Ultimate Guardian, and it serves only one purpose, carry out the one and only instruction that it is given, or die trying.

The simpler the instruction is, the more power my summon can generate to fight. And this time, the instruction is simply, destroy you." She said and pointed forward.

"Everyone here is going to take you down, you might be a strong awakened, but you are not favorable to anyone here." Lily declared.

"Well he is to me." A voice cut through the air, everyone looked and saw Aside stepping into the platform as well, he dragged his sword behind him, exhausted from all the fighting that he had done.

Following him was Zero and Kira, "It’s the same for us, he’s pretty important" Kira said.

"Yeah, me too" A voice cut through the air, everyone turned to see who it was. Elena walked forward, also finally reaching the mountain. Her presence drew immediate attention and screamed power. Decked in a beautiful dark purple armor, and a black cape that flowed beautifully.

Her hair swayed from left to right

Many people knew who she was, after all, she was one of the greatest talents amongst the awakened, there was barely anyone that didn’t know about her.

She walked forward and stood beside Aren and the rest, looking right at Lily, there seemed to be some tension between them, as their gaze locked for a few seconds.

"Aren is one of the only people I trust when it comes to the trials and everything about it, if he says the angel is a trap of sorts, then I believe him" Elena said, her eyes slowly turned to slits and she said the next part, "and I’ll be more than happy to take down whoever feels that’s not the case,"

When everyone saw the roster Aren was packing as well as his shadows, their motivation faltered.

"Whoa, are we really going against all of them?" One asked, looking at his friend who was to his side.

"Yeah, I don’t want to have to fight them, have you seen how strong they are? It’s simply not fair."

Lily heard their voices and instantly, rage filled her, she clenched her fist hard.

"If anyone wants to leave here, I’ll cut you down, this entire place is already surrounded with my special formation, if you are strong enough to leave, then try to, or else fight and let’s take the angel for ourselves" She said, trying to convince them.

"I call bullshit." Elena spoke, stepping forward, she looked right at Lily, "I’ve been able to read people ever since I was a kid, I know when someone is trying to manipulate themselves into a win, and right now you are doing a very shitty job." Elena said, smiling softly,

"Call it whatever you want, but it’s no bluff, Ragna and I have ensured that the win is ours no matter what happens here, you can come at me or do whatever you want, but at the end of the day I shall take the win and then come for Aren, and kill him."